Appearance
ACTIVE VOCABULARY
Hair can be:
- curly- кудрявые;
- smooth - гладкие;
- straight/wavy - прямые \волнистые;
e.g.: straight shoulder-length hair прямые волосы по плечи.
You can wear your hair:
| 1. pinned up | с заколкой сзади |
2. in bunches fastened with slides(Br) barrettes(Am)
| в хвостиках, закрепленных заколкой
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| 3. in plaits(Br)/braids(Am) | в косах |
| 4. to plait one's hair | заплетать косы |
| в хвосте |
| подстричься |
| причесываться |
| отращивать волосы |
| покрасить волосы (в розовый цвет) |
| носить парик |
| носить короткие волосы |
| по плечи |
| бигуди |
| у него выпадает волос |
| она седеет |
| челка |
In colour it can be:
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NB! Mind the word order of adjectives:
quality size age shape color origin made of type +noun
beautiful long wavy brown hair
old red French car
Face can be:
| 1. round | круглое | ||
| 2. long | длинное | ||
| 3. to have a long face(to have an unhappy, bored expression) | иметь унылый вид | ||
| 4. thin/chubby | худое \ полнощекое | ||
| 5. pale | бледное | ||
| 6. pretty/ugly | хорошенькое, прелестное \уродливое | ||
| 7. good-humoured | добродушное | ||
| 8. plain | простое, обыкновенное | ||
| 9. expressive | выразительное | ||
10. with a round
| с круглым
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| 11. with hollow/rosy cheeks | с впалыми/ румяными щеками | ||
| 12. with bushy/arched/thin eyebrows | с косматыми/ тонкими, полукругом тонко очерченными бровями | ||
| 13. complexion | цвет лица | ||
| 14. pale/florid | бледный/цветущий | ||
What can be found on the face
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You smell scents and odors with a nose which can be:
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You look at the world around you with eves which can be:
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Your lips can be:
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Your figure and features can be:
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General
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VOCABULARY EXERCISES
Match the words from the right column with the descriptions in the left column.
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2. Give Russian equivalents to the following.
- mischievous almond hazel eyes
- turned up nose
- pointed chin
- short, dark, curly hair
- wavy shoulder-length hair
- good-humored round face
- darken eyelashes with mascara
- slanting eyes
- skinny figure
- deep scar
- short curly fringe
- hair fastened with barrettes
- a man with a long moustache
- charming smile
- wrinkled face
- expressive features
- silvery hair
- to have a long face
- to wear a wig
- fashionable stubble
ADVENTURES IN CONVERSATION
Read the following text and use it to describe the appearance of each member of your family.
My father is tall. He has large hands and his feet are size 45. He has short, dark, curly hair and a small beard. His arms, legs and chest are hairy. He's a cheerful person and when he laughs, you can see even white teeth. He wears spectacles (glasses) and you can't see his eyes, but I know they are steel gray. He's 43. He usually wears jeans and checked shirts or sweaters. But for work he wears a suit and a tie and looks every inch a teacher.
My mother is a very different person. She's short and plumpish. She has small hands and feet. She has long, strong, fair hair. She has dimples and rosy cheeks. She has long eyelashes which she darkens with mascara. She likes pink nail-varnish, high-heeled shoes and fashionable clothes. Her favourite colours are red and light blue.
My 20-year old sister likes to be well-dressed. She used lots of make-up, is always going to the hairdresser's and has fantastic hairstyles. She's tall and slim, with slender arms and elegant legs. Her full lips are always red. She's open-minded and nice. She is married and has a baby.
My baby nephew is still just a toddler; he can't speak yet, but he's very selfish and bores me.
My boss is an elderly man, rather short and stout. His hair is grey and thin and he's bald on top. He's clean-shaven. He has a double chin. He's always immaculately dressed: a white shirt, a dark well-creased suit with a matching tie and black leather shoes. He's a serious and punctual man, doesn't talk much and seems to be not overgenerous.
5. Describe your friends / groupmates / some famous people. The others will try to guess who you are describing
